Mechinations

Time for another journey through history with Prof. Stephen Hero, taking us from the post-Gurren Lagann Gainax all the way to the current day Studio TRIGGER. Along the way, hot takes abound with opinions of Kill La Kill, Space Patrol Luluco, Little Witch Academia, and more. Thanks to @fretzl for our intro/outro music. Find us @MechinationsPod on Twitter or write to us: MechinationsPod@gmail.com Start of Discussion Timecode- 10:12 --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mechinations/support

Veteran speedrunner PEACHES guides pmc on a journey deep into speedrun history, a voyage which leads through each of Twin Galaxies, CyberScore, Speed Demos Archive, and Speedruns Live. In particular, there are deep dives on how PEACHES affected both Blast Corps and Armored Core speedrunning. PEACHES on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/peaches The Fast from the Past Blast Corps video: https://youtu.be/sllfIa2U-Io?t=9260 --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mechinations/support

Here's the other half of our original pilot episodes covering Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket. Prescient references abound, including pmc sharing the new that the localization of Trails of Cold Steel III has been announced among others. Just don't let you hot dads get sopping wet. Thanks! Thanks to @fretzl for out intro/outro song. Find us @MechinationsPod or e-mail us MechinationsPod@gmail.com Start of Discussion Timecode- 06:48 --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mechinations/support

Stephen Hero and Ignis Madax both finished up FFVII Remake recently so they met up through the internet to hash out their thoughts on the remake as people who grew up with JRPGs in the late 90s/early 00s and have their own personal connections to the original game. Spoilers: they liked it! Find Mechinations on Twitter @MechinationsPod and e-mail us MechinationsPod@gmail.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mechinations/support

It's a blast from the past! After a brief interlude from present Mechinations, we present to your our pilot series that we never released. Originally recorded in early 2019, we covered War in the Pocket as our initial crack at podcasting. While we decided to start our pod with Gundam Wing, we think you'll still find plenty to enjoy in this discussion of the supremely good War in the Pocket OVA. Find Mechinations @MechinationsPod on Twitter. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mechinations/support

In this next round of Overboost, Plywood drops in to tell us about his journey into various speedgames, including Steel Battalion, Metal Gear: Ghost Babel, Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes and more. pmc even learns what ZXE-D: Legend of Plasmatlite is and, folks, it's wild. Plywood on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/plywood_ Plywood on Twitter: https://twitter.com/plywoodgaming Plywood on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/TycoontheLAM Metal Gear Speedrunners: https://www.metalgearspeedrunners.com/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mechinations/support

TTGL finally comes to an end and all-in-all the boys are real pleased about it, even though pmc and Stephen will be going to war over the merit of Rossiu in the near future. Thanks to @fretzl for our intro/outro music. Find us @MechinationsPod on Twitter or e-mail us MechinationsPod@gmail.com Start of Discussion Timecode- 22:25 --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mechinations/support

Attention! We're approaching the end of TTGL and we would love to hear from you for our next pod covering the final episode and our post-mortem thoughts. Please tweet @MechinationsPod or write to us by e-mail (MechinationsPod@gmail.com) with your takes and questions for us. The boys dive into the densest of content and escape the mind labyrinth, but not before pmc makes a deeply inappropriate comment Steven Universe reference and Stephen Hero makes a desperate stand to defend the honor of boats. Thanks to @fretzl for our beautiful intro/outro music Start of Discussion Timecode- 31:26 --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mechinations/support

(cw: suicide) After 40 minutes of trying to get Nemesis off their backs, the boys travel through these turning point episodes marking the ending of the Rossiu arc and the commencement of the final stretch with the title cards coming off Simon. Takes abound and no one wants to answer pmc's question about the effect that two moons would have on the Earth. Follow us on Twitter @Mechinationspod, or email at Mechinationspod@gmail.com Start of Discussion Timecode- 38:33 --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mechinations/support

After a brief respite in the yesteryear of education, the boys takes to space to cover Rossiu's shortcomings, Yoko's ???, and a whole range of feelings about mechs from small zam to huge zam. Find Mechinations on Twitter @MechinationsPod or e-mail us MechinationsPod@gmail.com Start of Discussion Timecode- 33:48 --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mechinations/support

The Mechinations boys soldier on another week of remote recording to tackle the array of issues in TTGL eps. 19-20. While some of these are merely surface-level, the trial of the Rossiu discourse dominates the proceedings. Thanks to @fretzl for our new intro/outro music. Find us on twitter @MechinationsPod or e-mail us at MechinationsPod@gmail.com Start of Discussion Timecode- 23:10  --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mechinations/support

On the latest Overboost, PilotPanda joins us to discuss Gundam speedruns, in particular Seed: Battle Assault and Seed: Never Ending Tomorrow. A few other mech titles make appearances including the 1999 JP-exclusive PS1 game Love & Destroy. Links for Pilot Panda: Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/pandadotrar YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrhCrFyke5OAuWRtCskf8dg Twitter: https://twitter.com/PilotPandaYT Gundam Speedruns Discord: https://discord.gg/UzCBcn4 --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mechinations/support

After 35 minutes of checking in our crazy times, the boys jump forward seven years to catch up with the dai-gurren brigade's adventures. Most importantly, a lot is said about Rossiu's evolution and actions. Thanks to @fretzl for our new intro/outro music. Follow us @MechinationsPod Start of Discussion Timecode- 35:07 Editor's note: This week's pod turned out to be a small editing nightmare and so I had to dip into some backup audio. Apologies for the slight loss of quality! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mechinations/support

After the usual biblical 40 minutes of talk, the boys, now secured remotely in this age of social distancing, discuss the 6th day of the 7-day battle of Teppelin as depicted in the final episodes of the first half. Also pondered is the meaning of the warning about the moon, which wouldn't be make-believe if there's one million monkeys on the planet's surface. Thanks to fretzl for our intro/outro song. Find us on Twitter @MechinationsPod Start of Discussion Timecode- 37:55 --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mechinations/support

Your ship has come in! After 40 minutes of decompressing, the boys feast on the action and character beats of these two episodes following the Dai-Gurren brigade's march towards Teppelin. Hot takes abound over food, haircuts, and The Great Gatsby. Thanks to @fretzl for the intro/outro music! Start of Discussion Timecode- 42:04 --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mechinations/support

Thanks to @fretzl for the use of our new home-brewed theme song! We forgot to thank him in this episode because pmc is unable to perform simple tasks. #banfretzl The boys complete Simon's journey of grief in learning to live with the death of his best friend. Meanwhile, Stephen Hero surfaces Hemingway in discussion, pmc expresses mild concern about Sayrune, and Ignis is ready to litigate Nia. Start of Discussion Timecode- 26:44 --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mechinations/support

"That day, we lost something that could never be replaced." Writer Anthony Gramuglia (@AGramuglia) joins us for a special discussion of these vital and important episodes of Gurren Lagann.  You can find more from Anthony via his twitter: https://twitter.com/agramuglia Stay up on the latest with the Mechinations crew on their twitter: https://twitter.com/MechinationsPod Start of Discussion Timecode- 20:35 --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mechinations/support

Pythonicus joins pmc for another round of Overboost, providing lots of insight into his own personal history with speedrunning as well as information on Metal Gear speedruns, especially Portable Ops and Peace Walker. He also casually drops that Sahelanthropus's nickname is Sally, something from which pmc is still recovering. Links: Pythonicus on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/pythonicus Pythonicus on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Pythonicuss Portable Ops in ESA Movember: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_row9la41A Peace Walker in GDQ Hotfix: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VS7kYu-NsuY Metal Gear Speedrunners: https://www.metalgearspeedrunners.com/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mechinations/support

All aboard this mortal engine, whether it be a bathhouse or a battleship. Listen as pmc's mech adventures are blown up by a fighting game, Ignis teaches us about the force, and Stephen remains adamantly neutral about X-Files idol culture. Start of Discussion Timecode- 33:30 --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mechinations/support

Welcome to an advice show for the post-apocalyptic era, featuring Ignis, who is deeply interested in the integrity of the force, Stephen, who again brings up an early 20th century film to explain a point, and pmc, who is struggling to form words and speaks for the dead. Start of Discussion Timecode- 31:50 --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mechinations/support